Marcus Rashford has sent his well wishes to Louis van Gaal after the former Manchester United manager revealed that he is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Van Gaal, who was in charge at Old Trafford for two years and handed Rashford his dream debut in February 2016, made the announcement on live television Sunday night. The 70-year-old has received a swell of support from former clubs, players and fellow coaches, with Van Gaal continuing to fight the diagnosis while managing the Netherlands for a third time ahead of the World Cup finals in Qatar later this year.
Rashford took to Twitter on Monday morning to pay tribute to the Dutchman's impact on his career, writing: "Earned my debut from LVG. Will forever be indebted. You can fight this. We are all behind you." Following an injury crisis in the Red Devils' attack, Van Gaal selected the academy graduate to start a Europa League round-of-32 second leg at home to Midtjylland, marking the beginning of his promising career with two fairytale goals before doing the same in the Premier League against Arsenal three days later.
